An indispensable tool in the beverage warehouse, forklifts routinely are used for performing pick, pack and ship functions. With increasing automation, new technologies and burgeoning SKUs driving the beverage industry, forklifts now are being used to gather data and intelligence on productivity, cost management and output within warehouses.

In the past 10 years, forklifts have undergone numerous changes, but continue to be ergonomically designed with worker safety and efficiency in mind, notes Tony Jones, chief executive officer of Doosan Industrial Vehicle America Corp., Bulford, Ga.